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You should see me when you write. It's like there's two of me. There has to be, because I'm constantly beside myself. Completely on the other side of myself. I love that you're finding inspiration in these prompts. I love that for some of you you're writing now for the first time in a little while. Please…keep going. I'm ready. Space Stories and Writing Inspiration Only a few words here, just saying do it. Give me wonderful quotes for next week's writing prompt. Please. Write anything. Any length. Tiny. An ode. A poem. Let it be just for you or...

There's lots of great art on Twitter today for Star Wars May the Fourth (Be With You) Day.Good god I'm loving all of it.Thank you BKD, and you A, also you J, and especially you over there who draws everyone in harem pants (I heart you so much), thank you for creating not only wonderful art but wonderful queer art for today.Whether your wonderful work has a kissing Kylo Ren and General Hux, whether your drawing Rey and Rose Tico, or Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, you're drawing a galaxy of glories and I am endlessly grateful. More The Ultimate Guide to Getting...

It has been a day of no significance so far, right up until the point when my village chose me as sacrifice. And thus begins one of the wonderful stories from last week and weren't each of them a gem? Rhetorical question because yes, yes they were. Find out how Anarion's tale from burnt offerings finishes, while you look at the writing prompt for this week and begin mentally excavating your own jewel. Happy Thursday my friend. Before You Write About Planets or Pulling… …here are a few more tiny tastes of what happens when writers think of piercings, kohl,...

By Atlin Merrick Writers often ask if I want to look at the first draft of the novel they're writing for Improbable Press. It's a sensible question with what may be an unexpected answer for most new writers: No, please, I do not ever want to see the draft of your novel. Ever. What is a First Draft? First draft—what does that even mean? The answer depends on you, actually. If you're the kind of person who plots everything—who knows your book is going to be fifteen chapters, in chapter eight the orphan will find his parents, in twelve the soldier with her rare...

Loaded phrases. The ones offered in white on these writing prompts.They're a bit harder to come up with than you'd think. My favourite so far has been black water, maybe because it just sounds creepy-cool, or because I, like you, are mostly water and the phrase calls to some swimmy, old part of us down deep. Anyway, what I was saying is the sayings…they're tough. Maybe you've no desire to fill this writing prompt but maybe you have something that sounds…creepy-cool? Two to four words for the white bit there? Inspire me won't you? Be Careful Writer…and Write Us Something...